West Penn Hospital
Foot and Ankle Residency Training Program
The Foot Ankle Surgical Training Program at West Penn Hospital offers a wide range of clinical and research opportunities, including – extensive inpatient and outpatient training experience, research opportunities, peer teaching, career development and more.
How We Started
Dr. Robert Mendicino, DPM, FACFAS was instrumental in founding the residency program at West Penn Hospital in 1997. Before the residency program transferred over to West Penn Hospital, the residents from the Podiatry Hospital of Pittsburgh completed their medical and surgical rotations there. If not for Dr. Mendicino’s hard work and dedication to the students, residents and training program, the residency at West Penn Hospital and the West Penn Foot and Ankle Society would not be where it is today.
CPME
Accreditation
PGY-3
Program Length
4
Residents Per Year
Since 1996…
The West Penn Foot & Ankle Society has focused on developing future leaders, stimulating research, supporting education, and cultivating innovation in the field of foot and ankle surgery.
The mission of the program is to foster understanding and creativity with respect to all aspects of foot and ankle surgery. This is provided through interactions with faculty and peers and is supported with a full-service educationally conducive environment in the clinics, at the bedside, in the operating room, and with research.
Residency Program Director
Dr. Alan Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS is one of the longest serving Residency Program Directors in the country. Dr. Catanzariti is the Program Director at West Penn Hospital Foot & Ankle Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle surgery and has been involved with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons throughout his career. Dr. Catanzariti’s research has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, and he often lectures at conferences and seminars on foot and ankle surgery.
Dr. Catanzariti is widely respected and admired by his students, residents, colleagues, and fellow alumni. Under his leadership, the foot and ankle residency program has risen to national acclaim as one of the top foot and ankle surgical programs in the country.
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Why Choose Our Program?
Our residents are highly sought after and pursued for fellowship training and employment after graduation. Contact us to learn more about the foot and ankle surgical training program at West Penn Hospital today.
Educational Opportunities
Our surgical, clinical, and research programs are coordinated to provide a personalized training experience where you can earn CME contact hours. You must register every time.
Radiology Rounds
Virtual rounds where residents to present 2-4 cases, followed by questions, comments, and suggestions. Join us from 5:30-6:30AM EST. One CME hour awarded.
cme credits
Scott Alter, DPM Lecture Series
Lectures are free for Alumni, Fellows, Residents and Students. Register for upcoming Scott Alter, DPM Memorial Lectures today.
Recent Graduates
Wishing you all the best of luck‼
The last three-years have flown by! You will be missed!
Jacob Gross, DPM
Dr. Gross will be attending the CHRISTUS Health Podiatric Lower Extremity Surgery and Research Fellowship with Loren Spencer DPM, FACFAS in Alamogordo, New Mexico after graduation.
Isaac Kline, DPM
Dr. Kline will be attending the Southeast Permanente Foot & Ankle Trauma & Reconstructive Surgical Fellowship with Brian Neerings, DPM, FACFAS in Atlanta, Georgia after graduation.
Arina Litarov, DPM
Dr. Litarov will be working with Upperline Health in St. Petersburg, Florida after graduation.
PGY-1
Jarrett Fenon, DPM
Grant Grotelueschen, DPM
Mia Saunders, DPM
Jacqueline Williams, DPM
PGY-2
Matthew Blaszczyk, DPM
Alex Martinez, DPM
Gabriel Roberts, DPM
Jacklyn Zvonar, DPM
PGY-3
Madison Burandt, DPM
Michael Huther, DPM
Austin Gutting, DPM
Geethu Kurian, DPM
Resident Research
Access the latest research, opinion and educational content in foot and ankle surgery.
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